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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8072, 24 August 1905, Page 4

On page 2: Cables, telegrams. Ou page 3: General news. On page 6; Letters to the editor, sporting, coursinc On page 7: Football, golf, Government proposals with reference to the land laws.

Among the expenses incurred in administer ing the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act for last year were • Conciliation Boards, £40*; Arbitration Court, £2857.

With respect to the rumour that Mr Tama Parata, will bo called to the Legislative Council in succession to the late Hon. H. K. Taiaroa, it is'possible that, rumour is correct for once. Mr Parata, however., intends to. contest the Southern Maori seat in any case.

The Feilding. Star states that several samples of locally-grown seed potatoes, showing signs of blight, are beins ottered for sale in that town. It is desirable, in the interests of farmers, that the sale of seed of this description should be prohibited. " '* '

During the year 1904-5 the-Inspector. ot Awards under the Arbitration Act laid 295 informations for breaches oE award. They also settled' 312 case, without having recourse to- the Court, and in these instances M-ere enabled to obtain £1463 of back -wages for the workers as a result of their action.

the counter- attractions, Air Howard Taylor's.' lecture on hypnotwin^and suggestion, at the Fire.Brigade Hall last evening, was well patronised. The lecturer dealt with his subject in a homely way; explaining the faculties controlled hy the objec tive and subjective minds and also thex% P*, .suggestion as an anaesthetic and. healing. ag eil t. The lecture- wa^ .listened to with the-closest attention oV the audience, who at. the conclusion were lavish _ia flieir- apphxuse? Ahearty vote ofi.tluin.ks to ?4 Swallow for presiding concluded an interesting evening.. *-•

•;.■ 'Mr Marconi states that he expects in two ;■■ years' time to hare a round-the-world wireless telegraph; service.

?Master 'Victor Harris, the talented boy viohhisij has been invited to play ai- -..■Government House •on Saturday evening? ; . ? ?■■???.;?■''

The Trade Monopolies Prevention Bill, introduced by the Premier, has the same object in view as the previous bill on the subject. ..".'■ ...;?• ■'-.•?•■:'?■

It is stated that the Workers' Dwellings Bill, brought- down by the Government, is not likely to have a very speedy passage through the House. -'

Men in the trade state that owing to the increased: importation of machinemade horse-shoes many" rough smiths are "being thrown out of work all over New Zealand. -

A drinking saloon in Los Angeles', South California, has the following notice in the window.- "If your wife drives you to drink this is the place to get it. Step right in."

"As to the use of the ' cat' in gaols," said the Minister for Justice, when referring to the recommendations of Colonel Hume and Mr P. S. Garvey in the annual Prisons report, "I. think the time has not yet arrived when it should be used." He did not approve of its use except in the most extreme cases.

The inquiry into Mr Fisher's charge against the Government is still proceeding. It is now stated that owing to the additional witnesses to be examined, and the time taken up in the search for the alleged voucher, the report of the Auditor-General may not be forthcoming till next week.

A party of High School boys, numbering 28, left for Napier by the midday train to-day to spend their term holidays. They were in the charge of the masters, Messrs Vernon and Foote, aud among the diversions anticipated are shooting and football matches with the Napier boys.

In concluding their report respecting New Zealand the Boer delegates, who recently visited this colony, say :—" It was with a feeling, akin to sadness that we put out to sea, leaving behind, us this land of snow-capped mountains, far-reaching fiords. . . .luscious fruits, and fragrant flowers—the fairest of the Empire's colonies, the Paradise of the South."

While trying to impress upon the suppliers the' need for greater cleanliness in milking, etc., a dairy factory manager recently made the following statement:—*•« We extracted four tons of solid filth.during the year in making 110 tons of butter, aud this was not all the dirt that was brought here in the milk.".

In the House of Representatives, Mr Seddon, dealing with criticism regarding~the large number of casual clerks employed in the civil service, said not a penny more was being spent than was needed. As to 10s a day not being sufficient for these clerks", he pointed out that the Government was paying its casual clerks more tfc.an did the banks and insurance comparies.

The funds of the Hospital have been benefited to the extent of ;84125, net commission received by the Manawatu Auctioneering Company at its opening sale last Saturday. Several farmers, it stated, have sent in poultry to be sold on behalf of the Hospital. Tlie present donation will bear a-subsidy'of 24s in the £1.

From the annual report of the Department of Labour, we learn that there are now 30,271 members of industrial unions of workers in the colony. The employers' unions have 3292 members. From these figures; we would 3udge that employers are now awakening to the desirability of combination as a means of protecting thr.ir interests.

The local Inspector of Factories,- Mr Knowles, in his annual report to the department, remarks that during the year he registered 206 factories, this being an increase of 41 on the previous year's figures. There were employed m these workshops a total of 1052 male and 223 female workers. He only had to institute two prosecutions' during the year, fines being inflicted in both cases. He granted "overtime warrants for 172 persons, who worked 1944 hours.

In regard to the statements published that there is. no legal remedy for the condition of the family here to which attention has lately been drawn, it seems strange that when a similar case arose in Petone recently, the police had no hesitation in bringmg them before the 6>.M. and having them committed to a receiving home-, on the ground of being neglected children. The Palmerston case-is'very much worse' than that at Petone,. foi- iv, the latter both mother and father lived with the children, and the father received over £12 a month im salary.

A deputation on the subject of the hire Brigades" Bill,, introduced by Mr Uvaser, waited on the Native Minister on Monday night. __o deputation, which represented the Fire Brigades' Association, discussed the bill at length and put forward several important objections.. The consensus of opinion? was that the suggested permissive clause should be supported and the system of; volunteer' brigades encouraged. It ls anticipated that the result of the deputation will be to ensure the talation being placed on the Statute .Book this-session..

The task of taking the s.s. Essex now at Auckland,."through- the Mam <Jester camil proved an anxious matter to Captam Young;- The vesselS 58ft •Jm wide, and. seemed to: •ompletelvfill up the wictest lock,. 65ft. The* as the top of her- funnel was 74ft 6in above water when, she entered the canal the the captam. thought she would not be canal is. 26ft d!e«gv; ° ■"*. dIIA. tb-a

-The Eev. I. Jolly, lectured in the biianno.li Presbyterian Church on Tuesday evening; on " lanMaclaren's studies in Scottish character."

Captain Edwin telegraphs to-day •.— Moderate to strong southerly winds • glass rise ; probably frost to-night.

A witness stated before the Dairying 'Committee in Sydney that the flavour •pi -Danish butter in England was spoiled 'by pasteurisation. -•■ '

Ihe Beautifying Society is pushing •on the work in the western Square Reserve, and in a short time should be ; in a position to go on. with the planting. Ihe hedges have already been partly jßut in, and the work of wiring round 4jj*e enclosure is also proceeding. Although there is every reason for -believing that the man Newa'll, at Shannon, is not suffering from smallpox, ■the Health Department still considers ■it advisable to keep him isolated. The irash-on his body is fading, and his general health is improving.—Post.

In consequence of a statement that 'many of the children of the unemployed go to school hungry and with .pinched faces, the Premier of Victoria inspected two schools in the district. At one school 10 children were found in need of food r .and at another six.

"The nation's babies are more miimportant' than patent rights," said a New York judge in refusing an application by a company 'owning a patent milk-bottle for an injunction which would have affected practically every milk business in New York.

The Taupo Totara Timber Company has just completed its 51 miles of railway to the Mokau mills, the projected terminus of the line. This will enable the release of a very large stock of totara timber, and the company will continue to steadily work through the areas of totara timber.

»'The " gold on sheep's teeth," of which =a good many discoveries- have lately been reported, has been carefully investigated, and another fallacy is exploded. A writer, after an. analysis, says : " It is .calcium-phosphate and organic matter,, which assumes a metallic form. It isn't even metal, but is an organic and chemical stuff which simulates a metallic appearance."

'With regard to the ;paragraph appearing in yesterday's issue relating to two. men .who, it was stated, had a narrow escape from being hit by a bullet while they were working on a hill by Cliff Eoad, Captain Pringle, who was supervising the shooting at the butts on that day, says the shot could not haA*e como from there. {Every bullet except six hit the target, and the six that missed -were accounted for, being seen to hit the mound. The closest supervision was exercised, and the bullet, which the men claim went unpleasantly near them,, must have come from some other direction ithan the High Schooi firing line.

The Shah of Persia had a trifling misadventure on arriving in France. His Majesty expressed a wish to test the telephone, and, opening the address book at random, rang up a wealthy lacemaker at Mireeourt, some miles from Contrexeville. The conversation was as follows: *'Are you there? What sort of weather are you having in Mireeourt ? " " What the dickens is that to you ? Is that all you rang me up for ? " '-My dear sir, don't suppose I desire to disturb you. But tho fact is, I am the Shah of Persia." " Oh, are you indeed! Tell that to another, and do me tho favour of leaving me to my business, and go citerwauling elsewhere." Whereupon the connection was cut off.

. It would appear fh-it Magistrates all Over the world will insist on having their little joke. One at Brooklyn has been pronouncing sentence on a man accused pf abandoning his wife and child —" I sentence you to take your wife and baby to Coney Island once a week, to kiss her at least once a day, and give her £1 4s Weekly. I. further suggest that you give her a bunch of flowers once in a while. You aro commanded not to allow your mother-in-law to interfere with your household arrangements. This sentence is of four weeks' duration. At its expiration you will both report here. If you have not obeyed the sentence you will be punished for contempt of Court." The man duly began to carry out- the sentence by carrying out the baby.

The was a large attendance of Masons from all parts of the district at the annual ball held,in conjunction, hy the Manawatu Kilwinning and United Manawatu Lodges at the Lyceum Theatre last night. The hall had been gaily decorated for the occasion, and presented a very picturesque appearance. Before dancing commenced, Bro. G, W. Bavenhiil, W.M. of the TManawiitu Kilwinning Lodge, welcomed ■visiting brethren on behalf of the two lodges. Dancing was maintained with animation till the small hours this morning. During the evening songs --were sung by several ladies and brethren. Mr A. Youngson had charge of ;the catering arrangements. To-night •a children's social will be held in the same building from 7 o'clock till 10 p.m. It is expected fully three hundred •children will be present, and a first class programme has been provided for their entertainment.

A stupid practice indulged in by some drivers of vehicles, was nearly responsible for a serious accident in Rangitikei-street this morining. There was a fair amount of traffic passing at the time, aud some sagacious individual hacl pulled up his cart and was allowing it to stand at right angles to the direction of the road. This resulted in leaving a rather narrow space between the cart and the footpath aloug which cyclists might pass. The individual iv tho cart seemed rather un- _. decided as to his future course of action so two cyclists, who were proceeding at a rapid rate in the opposite - directions, elected to try and pass between him and the path at the same ? lime. This, in fact, was the only course •open to them. The inevitable result was a collision, but fortunately no .great harm was done. The individual, -who was responsible for the occurrence, •seemed at first to regard it in the light of a joke, but the murmured anathemas of tho cyclists tended to quickly dissipate that idea.

A first offending inebriate was this morning fined ss, in default 24 hours' imprisonment, by Mr-Gardner, J.P.

No less than seven marriages were dissolved by Mr Justice Cooper on Tuesday, at Wellington, and in another case restitution of conjugal rights —a'step towards the final decree —was .ordered.

Burglars who stole £1000 worth of jewels from a shop at Belfast succeeded, despite extensive police notices in pawning the goods in London, and coolly for-warded-the pawn tickets to Scotland Yard. -.-.■■"

. We are informed that ji fairly: large shrub has been pulled up from one of the garden plots opposite the post ofiice. The plant is much too big: for a child to pull out, and" the work .is-.evidently that of an individual who has a penchant for vandalism.

A meeting of Mr Fred. Pirani's committee for., the Palmerston election will be held in the Oddfellows' Hall, Cuba street, on Monday evening. . Mr T. B-. Hodder, the Opposition candidate for Palmerston at last' election, has consented to act as. Chairman of Mr Fredi. Pirani's election committee.

A Masterton canary fancier sometimes leaves his birds on a mild evening inside a porch until retiring for the night. One evening he noticed a bird maimed, but could not|account for the accident. The other evening,, however, he heard a noise in the porch, and upon investigation, he found an owl banquetting itself upon canaries. Tho murderer had one bird jammed between the bars of the cage and had eaten its head off, and another was lying dead on the bottom of the cage.

. A New Zealander who arrived by the Athentic states that "white men are working at Capetown alongside' niggers' for 3s a day— a thing never known before." It is, he adds, no good going to South Africa without a billet to go to, unless you are a skilled tradesman, or know how to " work niggers." The Chinaman is unskilled labour at present, but unlike the Kaffir, he is quick to learn, and the capitalist is going to teach him to fill the place of the skilled whites who still remain in.'the mines. Then the mines will become yellow all through.

Some discussion in regard to the small amount of progress made with the business of the session took place in the House on Tuesday afternoon in connection with a motion moved by the Premier with regard to Government business. Mr Seddon said it seemed that members did not practice condensation sufficiently in their remarks on general subjects—they desire to talk too much. He would call members' attention to the fact that the general elections must take place before December sth, and that so far they had done very little business.'

A new lodge of the Independent Order Of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity, was opened at Hunterville last evening by Prov. G.M. J3ro. S. J. Watson, D.G.M., Bro. I. Pawson, C.S. Bro. I. Salek, P.P.G.fti. Bro. G. W. Sherron, assisted by members of the Loyal Awarua and Eangitikei' Lodges. The following officers were elected: —KG., Bro. H. Herbertson; V.G., Bro. D. Morrison; P.S., Bro. E- C. Bowick; E.S., Bro. L. Hill; G.M., Bro. E. L. Ironmonger; Warden, Bro. G. Thomas; Guardian, Bro. C. Dyke. It was decided to name the Lodge the " Loyal Hunterville Lodge," and to meet every alternate Thursday evening. The Lodge promises to become a very strong one. At tbe clos9 of the business, the visitors were entertained ata smoke social.

The lecture to be given by Mr W. Gray, M.A., Chief Inspector for the Wanganui Education Board, at the V.M.C.A. rooms on Tuesday next, promises to be most interesting and instructive. The title will be "Glimpses at American civilisation," and a synopsis of the lecture shows that Mr Gray will touch on the following points amongst others : America's population—a sea of humanity where all the streams of civilisation meet; the negro—his place and his future ; some characteristics of the people — adaptability, energy, patriotism, etc.; what they think of New Zealand; the V.M.C.A. movement— typical of certain phases of their life; Roosevelt—the idol of the American people; some of their problems; Canadians and Americans,. etc. Full particulars will be advertised later, and no doubt a large number will be glad to hear Mr Gray on this interesting subject.

The successful completion of the alterations to the Oddfellows' Hall, in Cubastreet, was celebrated last evening by a social and dance, the attendance at which fully tested the capabilities of the building. The members of the Lodge have displayed considerable foresight in providing a hall of dimensions suitable to the requirements of most functions similar to that held last night, when eighty couples were present. There are convenient dressing-rooms, supper-room with cooking appliances, etc., and the situation of the hall' and approaches ensures privacy. Mr I. J. Fake proved an efficient M.C. and the arrangements made by the officers of the Lodge for the entertainment of the guests, including a number of visitors from sister Lodges, were excellent. Several songs and music for extra dances were contributed by some of those present and captivating music for the dances was provided by the orchestra. .

Anniversary services, held iv connection with the Cuba-street Church last evening, were largely attended by members of the congregation and others. The tea meeting itself was a great success, and at the meeting held afterwards, the?Rcv. H. Bcgg presided. The annual report, presented by Mr P. Neilsen, disclosed a satisfactory state of affairs, both as regards church work and financially. It was pointed out, however, that tho building was becoming rapidly too small for church and Sunday School requirements and, in the near future, the question of enlargement would have lo be considered. The Band of Hope, Endeavour, and Ladies' Guild were, it w:js stated, all progressing satisfactorily. The. members' of the latter are taking steps to assist in extinguishing t!-e <3ebt still remaining upon the church, JGI7O. During the evening addresses were delivered by the Revs. A. C. Lawry (Feilding) and Sim (Rongotea) on general church work. The choir contributed several musical items and songs wero sung by Miss Eyre, '• Song of Sleep," with violin obligato by Mr C. Mowlem; Master Carter, " The Gift " ; and a horn solo, "Oh 1 Lovely "Night," was played by Mr Tonkin. Mr A. J. Law presided at tho organ. Tho anniversary services were most succossful financially.